Title: Identify the structures, functions, and surgical pathologies of the integumentary system.
Course: Surgical Technologist I (14056-I) > Section: Understanding Structures, Functions, and Surgical Pathologies of Body Systems

Identification should include

- names and descriptions of the layers of the skin
- functions of the skin
- classification of surgical wounds (e.g., clean, clean/contaminated, contaminated, dirty)
- stages of wound healing and factors affecting it (e.g., patient’s age, nutritional status, physical condition)
- pathologies (e.g., burns, grafts, infections, chronic wounds, trauma wounds).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are common surgical procedures used to treat conditions of this system?
- How does the degree of a burn (e.g., first-, second-, third-degree) affect surgical considerations? How does it affect wound healing?
- How is wound healing affected by a patient’s age? By a patient’s nutritional status?
- What are the implications of a surgical patient or surgical team member being positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), clostridium difficile (C-diff), or vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE)?